7 months
ago I had my beautiful baby unfortunately there was some problems
which led to me having to have a c-section.

What
I really want to know is... I seem to be really numb around the scar
and my stomach, which I thought was normal until it started to spread,
I am now numb quarter of the way down my legs! And it has also spread
up my stomach to just under my boobs is this normal or do I have some
sort of damage?

Can some
help me by answering!

Thanks.

Rosie

Answer:

Dear
Rosie,

Cesarean
section birth is major abdominal surgery as they cut 6 layers.

Surgery
injures the body, and cesarean incisions do cut through nerves as
they open up the abdomen in order to get the baby out. While most
women have numbness only a short while after surgery, some never get
back full sensation in that area.

There
isn't anything that anyone can do to improve the process of nerve
regeneration across a scar, either at the time of surgery or during
the healing process.

Nerves
were cut during surgery and while many regenerate some never do.

A c-section
is major surgery, so it takes the stomach muscles a very long time
to recover.